noun / measure word / verb HSK 3
Traditional 盤
plate · dish · tray · to coil · to check · to transfer
Meaning
盘 is a versatile word primarily meaning a flat dish or plate used for serving food. As a measure word, it counts plate-sized portions of food. It can also function as a verb meaning to coil up, wind around, or examine carefully.
Usage
In everyday contexts, 盘 most commonly refers to serving dishes or plates of food at meals. As a measure word, it's used with foods served on plates like 一盘菜 (a plate/dish of food). The verb meanings are less common in casual speech but appear in expressions like 盘问 (to interrogate) or 盘腿 (to sit cross-legged).
Examples
- 01请帮我拿一个干净的盘子。.Please help me get a clean plate.
- 02这盘水饺看起来很好吃。.This plate of dumplings looks delicious.
Measure words
- 个一个盘子
Common collocations
- 一盘菜a plate/dish of food
- 盘子plate, dish
- 盘腿to sit cross-legged
- 硬盘hard disk
Origin
The traditional character 盤 shows 舟 (boat) as a semantic component, originally representing a basin or shallow vessel, which evolved to mean plate or dish.